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Wellsboro High School Theatre Presents Production of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID Music by Lyrics by Book by ALAN HOWARD DOUG MENKEN ASHMAN & WRIGHT GLENN SLATER Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney Film produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker and written & directed by John Musker and Ron Clements Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions May 21 & 22, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. Wellsboro Area School District Athletic Field DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com WELCOME: Welcome and thank you for attending this year’s production of The Little Mermaid. We are delighted that you are here to support our students. I have always been a strong supporter of the performing arts as they give our students a creative outlet to display their many talents! We also thank you for being a part of this performance and I hope you will enjoy the hard work these talented young adults have put into making this production possible. Dr. Brenda Freeman, Superintendent Wellsboro Area School District Good evening to all and welcome to Wellsboro Area High School's production of The Little Mermaid. We are immensely proud of the hard work and dedication of the cast, crew, pit performers and directors. We appreciate your attendance tonight and support of the arts. Music, laughter, and entertainment are extremely important in times such as these. We hope you enjoy the result of many long hours of practice and refinement. Thanks for allowing us to be "Part of Your World!” Jeremy Byrd, Principal Wellsboro Area High School CAST Ariel…………………….………….……...………….....Giuliana Keeth Prince Eric…………….………….…..……………....Karsen Kennedy Pilot……………………………….…………………….Gunnar Bowen Grimsby………………………….…….…..………………..Caleb Nuss Flounder………………………….………..……….……Sarah Mosher Scuttle…………………………….…………………...…Olivia English Windward………………………….…….………………Vivian Kinter Leeward……………………………..………………....Braelynn Butler King Triton……………………….………...……………Noah Vickery Sebastian……………………………...…………………..Joshua Brelo Aquata…………………………….……………………..Olivia Chilson Andrina……………………………..…………….……….Talia Crocco Arista……………………………….……..…..…………Liliana Cuneo Atina……………………………….…...……….…….......Bianca Lorje Adella……………………………....………..……………Hannah Nuss Allana………….……………….……..………….…...Klaryssa Casher Flotsam………………………….….….…………...Maddy Hulslander Jetsam…..………………….……………..……………...Kate DeCamp Ursula……………….………………….….……………..Regan Regina Chef Louis………………….…………..………………….Bianca Lorje Waves……………………....Piper Boyce, Olivia Crocco, Shiloh Duff, ..…..…………... Eisanna Flowers, Jordan Mantz, Kaeli Weatherford Sailors………….....Anthony Dunkel, Evan Hoover, Jackson Sensenig Crabs..……...... Khristina Aldinger, Serena Gassner, Rebecca Rouse Jellyfish…….…...Eisana Flowers, Jordan Mantz, Kaeli Weatherford Turtles……………………………..………Piper Boyce, Olivia Crocco, …………………………………..….…….. Shiloh Duff, Hope Sampson Fish………………............…….…Khristina Aldinger, Megan Mosher, ………………………….………...…… Maya Paredes, Molly Sensenig Tentacles……………….…... Piper Boyce, Olivia Crocco, Shiloh Duff …………………..... Eisanna Flowers, Jordan Mantz, Maya Paredes, ……………………………….……………………...Kaeli Weatherford Gulls…………..………...Piper Boyce, Serena Gassner, Maya Paredes Maids…………......Serena Gassner, Liliana Cuneo, Rebecca Rouse Chefs………..……….....Olivia Chilson, Olivia Crocco, Shiloh Duff, ……………………. Eisana Flowers, Jordan Mantz, Hope Sampson Swans…...……..……………………Eisana Flowers, Jordan Mantz, ………………….……………...Megan Mosher, Kaeli Weatherford, Princesses………………….....Khristina Aldinger, Braelynn Butler, ………………………..………….….Klaryssa Casher, Talia Crocco, ……………………. Serena Gassner, Vivian Kinter, Maya Paredes Dancers …………………....Piper Boyce, Olivia Crocco, Shiloh Duff, ..…..…………... Eisanna Flowers, Jordan Mantz, Kaeli Weatherford Full character descriptions can be found at The Little Mermaid on Wikipedia.com . ORCHESTRA Conductor……………………………………….…….....Dan Sensenig Clarinet…………………………………...…………...…Dave Driskell Percussion………………………………………...…...….Kyle Mosher Piano…………………….……………………..…...….Morgan Shaffer Strings……………………………………...…………..Hayne Webster Tenor Sax……………………………………………...…...Ella Posada Bassoon…………………………………………..…….Michaela Sedor Trumpet…………………………………………………..Don Schauer Flute…………………………………….…………………..Karen Kotz Trombone………………………….. Ariana Carleton, Hannah Miller Sax………………………….……………………….....Jennifer Mosher Oboe……………………….…………………………....Whitney White PRODUCTION TEAM Co-Directors…...….………….…………Maggie Sensenig & Jodi Niver Orchestra + Musical Director ……………..…………….. Dan Sensenig Choreographer …………………….……….…………. Maggie Sensenig Costumes ………………………....….......… Gay Deats, Tanya Harmon, …………..………………….……………..Karen Kotz, Jennifer Mosher, ………………………….…….…Jodi Niver, Maggie Sensenig, Company Hair & Make-Up ……………………....……...….………...…..Company Sets & Props ……………......... Judy Hume, Jodi Niver, Barbara Ryan, ………………………………………..…Maggie Sensenig, Dan Sensenig, ……………..……….……….…………………Bonnie Stanley, Company Stage Crew ….…………. Sydney Fitch, Riley Kennedy, Alena Kolesar, ………………………. Gretta Tubbs, Jennifer Mosher, Megan Mosher, …………………………… Jodi Niver, Dan Sensenig, Jackson Sensenig, …………………… Molly Sensenig, Bonnie Stanley, Kaeli Weatherford Lighting & Sound ………..…………...…..Sydney Fitch, Aaron Mosher, ……………………………………………..…….. Hope Niver, Jodi Niver Poster Design, Programs & Tickets….………………..Maxwell Johnson Musical Theater at Wellsboro High School 1993 – Bye Bye Birdie (Charlie Jacobson) 2008 – High School Musical (Heather Ladd) 1994 – Annie (Charlie Jacobson) 2009 – Wizard of Oz (Heather Ladd) 1995 – Once Upon a Mattress (Charlie Jacobson) 2010 – Beauty and The Beast (Heather Ladd) 1996 – Kiss Me Kate (Charlie Jacobson) 2011 – Aladdin Jr. (Christina Simonis & Tommy Walrath) 1997 – Babes in Arms (Charlie Jacobson) 2012 – Bye Bye Birdie (Christina Simonis & Tommy Walrath) 1998 – Wizard of Oz (Charlie Jacobson) 2013 – The Music Man (Christina Simonis & Tommy Walrath) 1999 – The Sound of Music (Charlie Jacobson) 2014 – Grease (Christina Simonis & Tommy Walrath) 2000 – The King and I (Kimberly Keyes) 2015 – Fiddler on the Roof (Bruce Applegate) 2001 – Crazy for You (Kimberly Keyes) 2016 – Legally Blonde Jr. (Jodi Niver & Tiffany Getty) 2002 – Guys and Dolls (Kimberly Keyes) 2017 – High School Musical 2 (Jodi Niver) 2003 – Damm Yankees (Kimberly Keyes) 2018 – Honk! (Corrine Evans) 2004 – Cinderella (Heather Ladd) 2019 – The Sound of Music (Jodi Niver, Maggie Sensenig 2005 – Annie (Heather Ladd) & Dan Sensenig) 2006 – Schoolhouse Rock (Heather Ladd) 2020 – South Pacific (Jodi Niver, Maggie Sensenig, 2007 – Once on this Island (Peter Davis) & Dan Sensenig) 2021 – The Little Mermaid (Maggie Sensenig, Jodi Niver & Dan Sensenig) MUSICAL SYNOPSIS ACT ONE: Overture Scene 1: The Water’s Surface THE WORLD ABOVE……………..…………………………..………. Ariel FATHOMS BELOW …………......….... Pilot, Sailors, Prince Eric, Grimsby Scene 2: King Triton’s Court DAUGHTERS OF TRITON……………………….…….…..……. Mersisters IF ONLY (TRITON’S LAMENT) ...……………………......……. King Triton Scene 3: Ursula’s Lair DADDY’S LITTLE ANGEL ………………...……. Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam Scene 4: Ariel’s Grotto PART OF YOUR WORLD…………………………………………….....Ariel THE STORM…………………………………..………..…….…..…...Sailors Scene 5: Prince Eric’s Ship/ Sea Below/ Beach PART OF YOUR WORLD (REPRISE)……..……….……….….………Ariel Scene 6: Mersisters’ “Girl Cave” SHE’S IN LOVE……………………………...….…..…Mersisters, Flounder Scene 7: The Beach HER VOICE…………………………………….……………..…Prince Eric Scene 8: Open Water UNDER THE SEA……………………………...…. Sebastian, Sea Creatures AFTER UNDER THE SEA….……………………………………………Sebastian Scene 9: Ariel’s Grotto IF ONLY (ARIEL’S LAMENT) ...………………….…………….……...Ariel SWEET CHILD…………………………….…….….….…. Flotsam, Jetsam Scene 10: Ursula’s Lair POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS……………………………………...Ursula ACT ONE FINALE ……………………………………...……. Ursula, Ariel -----INTERMISSION---- 15 MINUTES MUSICAL SYNOPSIS ACT TWO: Entr’acte Scene 1: The Beach POSITOOVITY………………………………………..…..……Scuttle, Gulls POSITAGGITY………………………………………..………...….…Scuttle Scene 2: King Triton’s Court Scene 3: The Palace, Ariel’s Chambers BEYOND MY WILDEST DREAMS……………..….....Ariel, Maids, Grimsby Scene 4: The Palace Kitchen LES POISSONS………………………………………………………….Chef Louis LES POISSONS (REPRISE)…………………………………...Chef Louis, Chefs Scene 5: The Palace Banquet Hall Scene 6: The Palace Ballroom ONE STEP CLOSER……………………….……….…….………Prince Eric Scene 7: Ursula’s Lair DADDY’S LITTLE ANGEL (REPRISE)……………Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam Scene 8: The Bay KISS THE GIRL………………………………..…………Sebastian, Animals Scene 9: King Triton’s Court Scene 10: Ariel’s Chambers/ The Ship/ King Triton’s Court IF ONLY (QUARTET)………………….Ariel, Prince Eric, Sebastian, Triton Scene 11: The Palace Ballroom THE CONTEST……………………………...…………Grimsby, Princesses ARIEL STEPS FORWARD………………………….………………. Ursula Scene 12: Ursula’s Lair POOR UNFORTUNATE SOLES (REPRISE)…………………………Ursula ARIEL’S TRANSFORMATION…………………………..…….… Mersisters Scene 13: The Beach FINALE ULTIMO ……………….…… Triton, Ariel, Prince Eric, Ensemble Bows/Exit Music SENIORS OF THE LITTLE MERMAID Caleb Nuss is the son of Matthew and Annette Nuss. His hobbies and activities include marching band, jazz band, men’s and Dickens choir, and National Honor Society. In his free time, Caleb enjoys hanging out with friends, making music and playing games. Caleb’s future plans are to attend RIT in the fall for Biomedical Engineering. He plans to go on for his doctorate and into research and development to design artificial organs to save lives. WAHS Productions: